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I too, live in Alberta. Alberta Health Care is manditory. Depending on your income its $0-88 dollars/month (lower incomes are subsidized, hence the cheaper payments). It covers basics like doctor visits, hospital visits/stays.
Then there is your secondary coverage, which may or may not cover dental.
Most get Blue Cross.If you choose to get individual(not through an employer) coverage, payments vary on those covered/ages/if you smoke, etc. Some employers offer partial or fully paid secondary health insurance. Secondary insurance usually covers eye exams, partial coverage of eyeglasses/contacts, medical devices, ambulance service, prescriptions, etc.
Planned parenthood...the health clinics here offer free services/education on such matters. Costs of birth control pills are usually covered by secondary health plans. Hormone patches/depo-provera etc, I'm not too sure of. Of course, the provincial medical plan covers all doctor visits & hospital stays for childbirth.
Healthcare (provincial & secondary combined) for me & my 2 kids costs $110/month. This doesn't include dental, which I get free from my employer.
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